If you’re familiar with old school self-help authors (90s and earlier) you’ll hear the usual (and overused) advice, ‘Read books.’ Being an avid book reader I actually support that kind of advice.
But times have changed. Besides books there are lots of learning materials out there. Blogs, youtube videos, podcasts, online courses, etc. We’re not limited to reading books anymore.
If you’re a child of the internet like me, you probably already know all of those stuff and more. So why I am stating the obvious you may ask?
The reason is I want to change the belief that a person can only get quality learning through books. Other mediums are just as effective (or more).
For example, I learn better technical materials watching video tutorials compared to books. While some people like to learn from podcasts while driving or commuting. To each to his own.
So the next time someone asks, “How many books have you read this year?” or “What book are you currently reading?” You can answer with, “I just watched this awesome video on making ice-cream last week,” or “I listened to Engineer Bob’s podcast yesterday.”
That person might give you a weird look, but what’s important is you have learned something, the mode of teaching is a lot less relevant.
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